First Ride of 2011

This Ride: 20.1 miles Month: 20.1 miles 2011: 20.1 milesCumulative Total: 6,119.7 miles

After a series of decisions I regret this past weekend, I decided that despite the fact that this is a day off for me, I needed to ride with the 5:45 group. The decisions weren’t that awful. I didn’t ride New Year’s Day when it was in the mid 50s F, choosing to ride Sunday instead. Sunday it rained most of the day, and I couldn’t find a window between activities when it wasn’t raining, so I didn’t ride. I thought about skipping the early ride this morning and riding later in the day, but seeing how the weekend went, didn’t think that was the best choice either.

So, here I was, up at 4:45 am on a day when I don’t have to go to work. It was about 29 F with a good stiff northerly breeze. I was a little late getting out of the door because I put the fenders on, but still made it in time to ride with Clint, Bryan, and Dave. The fenders were unnecessary, and I didn’t have them adjusted quite right, so they rubbed a little and were a constant source of irritation.

As dawn began to break, there was plenty of color in the sky. It looks like it might be a pretty day. Pretty enough for a second ride? I’ll see. It depends a great deal on how much I can get done at home.